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feverish

[ fee-ver-ish ]
/ ˈfi vər ɪʃ /
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adjective

having fever.
pertaining to, of the nature of, or resembling fever: a feverish excitement.
excited, restless, or uncontrolled, as if from fever.
having a tendency to produce fever.

RELATED WORDS

fiery, hectic, fevered, frenzied, frantic, heated, furious, frenetic, passionate, restless, obsessive, febrile, burning, flushed, hot, inflamed, pyretic, distracted, fervid, high-strung

Nearby words

fever therapy, fever tree, fever twig, fevered, feverfew, feverish, feverishly, feverous, feverously, feverroot, feverweed

Origin of feverish

First recorded in 1350–1400, feverish is from the Middle English word feverisch. See fever, -ish1
Related forms
Can be confusedfervent fever feverish
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British Dictionary definitions for feverish

feverish

feverous

/ (ˈfiːvərɪʃ) /

adjective

suffering from fever, esp a slight fever
in a state of restless excitement
of, relating to, caused by, or causing fever
Derived Formsfeverishly or feverously, adverbfeverishness, noun
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Word Origin and History for feverish

feverish

adj.

late 14c., "causing fever;" 1630s, "excited;" 1640s, "having symptoms of fever," from fever + -ish. Earlier in same sense was feverous (late 14c.). Related: Feverishly; feverishness.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper

Medicine definitions for feverish

feverish

[ fē′vər-ĭsh ]

adj.

Having a fever.
Relating to or resembling a fever.
Causing or tending to cause a fever.
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